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Reticulo-endothelial Anatomy Flashcards

1
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What is a small, bean-shaped, encapsulated structure that drains lymphatics?

A

Lymph node

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What is directly under the thin fibrous capsule of a lymph node?

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Subcapsular sinus

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3
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What is underneath the subcapsular sinus of a lymph node?

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The cortex

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4
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What is contained within the outer cortex of a lymph node?

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Mature B cells

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5
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How are mature B cells organized within the outer cortex of a lymph node?

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Follicles

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6
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What is in the follicles of lymph nodes?

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Germinal centers

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7
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What is in the germinal center of a lymph node?

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Active B cells

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What is in the inner cortex of a lymph node?

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Mature T cells

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9
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What is in the medulla of lymph nodes?

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Lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages

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10
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Where does lymph drain out of the lymph node?

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Medullary sinus

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11
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What do the medullary sinus contain?

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Macrophages

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12
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Where do activated lymphocytes leave?

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Via the hilum

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13
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Where do nerve fibers enter the the lymph node?

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Hilum

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14
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What is the body’s largest aggregate of lymphoid tissue?

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Spleen

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15
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Where does the spleen develop from?

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Mesoderm in the dorsal mesentery of the stomach

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16
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Where does the spleen lie?

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Under the left dome of the diaphragm close to the lower ribs

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17
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What are the approximate measurements of the spleen?

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1” thick, 3” wide, 5” long, and 7 ounces

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18
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Where in the abdomen is the spleen?

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Between the 9th and 11th ribs, in the left midaxillary line

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19
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What type of tissues are encapsulated in the spleen?

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Red and White pulp

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20
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The spleen is attached by what ligaments?

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Gastrosplenic ligament (contains short and left gastroepiploic arteries)
Splenorenal ligament
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21
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What structures are near the visceral aspect of the spleen?

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Tail of the pancreas
Stomach
Left kidney
Splenic flexure of the colin

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22
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Why is the liver considered part of the reticuloendothelial anatomy?

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It contains many Kupffer cells that filter out bacteria

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23
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What is the weight of the liver?

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3lbs, largest internal organ

24
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What does the liver develop from?

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A ventral outgrowth of the distal end of the foregut

25
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What is the liver surrounded by?

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A fibrous capsule

26
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What is the liver suspended by?

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Coronary ligament

27
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What is the coronary ligament a continuation of?

A

Falciform ligament

28
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What does the falciform ligament contain?

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The round ligament of the liver

29
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What is the liver covered mostly by?

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Visceral peritoneum except for the bare area (bounded by coronary ligament) and where the IVC passes through

30
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What are the four anatomical lobes of the liver? which functional side do they belong to?

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Right - right…
Left - left
Quadrate - left
Caudate - both

31
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What supplies blood to the right functional lobe?

A

The right hepatic artery

32
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What supplies blood to the left functional lobe?

A

Left hepatic artery

33
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What are the functional units of the livers made of?

A

Sinusoids

34
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What lines sinusoids of the liver?

A

Hepatocytes and Kupffer cells

35
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What are liver sinusoids fed by?

A

Branches of the hepatic artery, tributaries of the portal vein

36
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What is the proper hepatic artery a branch of?

A

Common hepatic artery from the celiac trunk

37
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What supplies the liver with most of its blood?

A

The portal vein (70%)

38
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What is the portal vein formed by?

A

Joining of the splenic and the superior mesenteric veins

39
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What drains into the splenic vein?

A

Inferior mesenteric vein

40
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Where does venous blood from the sinusoids drain from?

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Central veins to three hepatic veins which open into the IVC

41
Q

What do the right and left hepatic ducts drain?

A

Bile

42
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Where are the right and left hepatic ducts?

A

Porta hepatis which lies between the caudate and quadrate lobes

43
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What are the entire contents of the porta hepatis?

A

Right and left hepatic ducts, right and left hepatic arteries, right and left tributaries of the portal vein, autonomic nerves, and lymphatic vessels

44
Q

What is the thymus derived from?

A

3rd pharyngeal pouch

45
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Where is the thymus located?

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Anterior portion of the superior mediastinum

46
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What supplies the thymus?

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Anterior intercostals and internal thoracic arteries

47
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What cell does the thymus produce?

A

T cells

48
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What is the cortex of the thymus a site of?

A

immature/maturing T cells

49
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What is the medulla of the thymus a site of?

A

Lymphocytes and hassall’s corpuscles

50
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What are Hassall’s corpuscles?

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Central area of degenerated cells, surrounded by concentric, flattened, kreatinized epithelial cells

51
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Where does the thoracic duct begin?

A

Cisterna chyli (L1)

52
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What is the course of thoracic duct?

A

Passes through the diaphragm of T12 to the right of the aorta, It lies in the posterior mediastinum, and crosses left to right at T4/5

53
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Where does the thoracic end at?

A

The junction of the left internal jugular and subclavian vein

54
Q

What are the different tonsils in the pharynx?

A

Palatine, Tubal, Lingual

55
Q

What are lymphoid collections in the small intestine?

A

Peyer’s patch

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